Members of the 410-person Alabama high school marching band that led off this year’s Rose Parade with “Yankee Doodle Dandy” have tested positive for the coronavirus since returning home from California. “We apologize for this late notice, but we have continued to receive additional reports of positive cases this afternoon and evening. The Homewood Patriot Band, billed as Alabama’s largest high school band and known for its tricorn hats, has made four previous appearances in the Rose Parade. But along the rest of the 5.5-mile route, where people were able to walk up and watch, vaccination and negative test results were not checked. The sharp climb in coronavirus cases continued in the days following the New Year’s holiday.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 08, 2022 16:46 UTC